The Team
All of our therapists are dedicated students of Traditional Thai Medicine. The primary goals of this clinic are to foster learning and understanding of this amazing lineage for all of our therapists as well as share this healing tradition with our community.
With our dedication to learning, each of us spends a considerable amount of time studying- far more than is typical for our profession. Which means our therapist availability varies. Each of us will study in Thailand, sometimes for a month, sometimes for three months. Some of our therapists are here at the clinic seasonally as part of their study/work rotation. Sometimes we get a guest therapist to moonlight at the clinic for a short while.
What doesn’t waver is the quality of care provided. You will receive exceptional bodywork from all of our therapists. So if “the therapist” you were referred to or your “favorite” isn’t available right now, just know you will be well cared for by whomever you get to see.
We work as a team.
We collaborate to best help you move through this life with more ease.
Tiffany Brookes, LMT #25408
Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Tiffany initially studied massage therapy in Seattle. While she practiced primarily Swedish massage for several years in Washington and Oregon, she also explored other modalities including Thai massage while on a trip to Thailand. After the pandemic she found Five Bodies Collective and apprenticed with Focus. Tiffany is thrilled to be a student of Traditional Thai Medicine and to be able to offer Thai bodywork to her clients. Through this tradition she finds she is able to make greater, longer lasting change for her clients and to more specifically improve their aches and pains, their range of motion, and injury recovery.
Liz Fifield, LMT #18384
Liz is a Portland native that came to Thai Medicine after a decade of providing Swedish style therapy and massage. She has extensive experience working with Motor Vehicle injuries, work injuries, as well as managing the aches and pains from everyday life stresses. Liz wants your recovery to be expedient and enjoyable, balancing the necessary work of making change with the the joy of being in capable and cofindent hands. Liz believes every session is a mini celebration of what is good in life.
Focus A. Burmester, LMT #13910
Focus is a long time student of Traditional Thai Medicine. Her primary goal as a therapist is to restore normal, pain-free function for her clients. Sessions with Focus can be intensely transformative and speed you on your way to regaining full use of your body and a more active lifestyle.
In addition to helping clients address specific injuries and limitations, Focus also mentors therapists interested in rehabilitative treatments. She enjoys helping other therapists expedite their understanding and capabilities within this field. Sessions with Focus can often have an apprentice or mentee in attendance.
Ryan (Moon) Young
Moon is several things in our office. He is the head of the magical fae that clean, restock and keep general order in our clinic as well as the master of linen laundering. We are eternally grateful for his support of daily operations in the clinic.
Idella Burmester
Idella is our Remote Office Admin. While not physically with us in the clinic, she is very much a part of the daily running of the clinic and handles all maner of “back office” duties including the ever-important rangling of insurance billings.
We hope to have her ‘in house’ one day but in the meantime we are ever thankful she supports us from afar.